War crimes and the law of war -- Building a case -- A town brought to trial -- "Worms on the ground" -- Divided counsel -- Fed to the lions -- Germans as victims -- Posttrial drama -- Two kinds of justice? -- Memory -- August 4, 2003
Summary
During World War II, both Americans and Germans committed war crimes, but the ways in which the U.S. Army dealt with crimes committed by their own soldiers were drastically different from its treatment of German atrocities. In fact, by the standards the U.S. Army used to try enemy commanders for war crimes, General George Patton could have been deemed a war criminal
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index